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GOTHENBURG. The secret behind Samuel Adegbenro’s dribbling ability?
According to coach Rikard Norling, it is about pure raw strength.
– It’s like taking a stone, says Norling about the striker’s body.
– Ah, I can not do more than 20-25 push-ups, says Adegbenro himself.
IFK Norrköping defeated IFK Gothenburg away with 2-1. Carl Björk and Viktor Agardius scored the goals, but the one behind many attacks was the trailing forward Samuel Adegbenro.
He turned and passed blue and white players again and again without losing the ball.
At the press conference, the “Beijing” coach sat Rikard Norling words on his qualities.
– Damn good technology and good speed, but above all incredibly strong. Hard to reach him. The strength he has is enormous. You notice that when you pat him on the back after a win like this – it’s like taking a stone, says Rikard Norling.
Adegbenro in a good mood
Adegbenro, who has scored seven goals in this year’s Allsvenskan, laughs happily when his dribbling skills come up.
– That they can not take the ball from me may be because they do not want to take any free kicks? he says.
Rikard, your coach, said the explanation is that you are very strong? That you’re like stepping on a rock?
– (laughs) Maybe it… It probably depends on how we train and how he wants us to play and the tactics we have. He wants us to face the goal as soon as we get the ball.
But are you very strong?
– I do not know, maybe it (laughs).
“Do not train in the gym”
Do you exercise a lot in the gym?
– Not really.
Do you only train football?
– Sometimes I do push-ups.
How many? 100 in a row?
– No no. 20-25 maybe.
Only 25? Even I do 30 in a row!
– You? No no! exclaims Samuel Adegbenro with a new laugh.
Yes.
– Okay, the truth is that I can only do 25, says Adegbenro.
After two straight losses, three points were welcome for IFK Norrköping, which is now part of the battle for European place.
– Losing two in a row was very bad, so we are very happy that we are back on the winning track again. Today, everyone had a focus from start to finish. Everyone worked twice as hard as before, says Samuel Adegbenro – the striker who is hard as a rock and no one can take the ball off, but who can only handle 25 push-ups.
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